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  • More tornadoes in store for Central US

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., says golf ball-sized hail, powerful winds and isolated, strong tornadoes could strike areas of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma on Tuesday. The area at risk does not include Moore, Okla., where ...

  • Tucson shooting photos to be released

    TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities are set to release more than 300 photos on Tuesday that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 ...

  • Ameren Missouri opens Emergency Operations Center

    ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Ameren Missouri's Emergency Operations Center is open to provide support to communities impacted by Monday night's severe storm throughout most of our service territory. About 9,800 Ameren Missouri customers are without power. Service is expected to restored to everyone by the end of the day. People are reminded to stay away from downed power lines and call Ameren ...

  • Kan. farmers make progress on corn crop

    But Monday's weekly update from Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service also says planting of the corn crop trails the 97 percent planted by the same time last year, and the average of 74 ...

  • The 25 deadliest tornadoes in US history

    Here is a look at the 25 deadliest single tornadoes in U.S. history. The list comes courtesy of the Storm Prediction Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The list does not include the Moore, Okla., tornado of May 20, 2013. DATE - LOCATION(S) - DEATHS 1. 18 Mar 1925 - Tri-State (MO/IL/IN) - ...


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Thieves' Highway [DVD]

Thieves' Highway [DVD]

After the prison-set Brute Force (1947) and the mean-streets-of-New-York expos Naked City (1948), director Jules Dassin turned his eye to another element of modern life that characterized the dark side of the American postwar experience: long- ... ...

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  • Obama to speak on Moore Okla. tornado

    President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday. Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma, ordering federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. The president also spoke Monday ...

  • Kansas City accelerator program selects 11 startups

    Kansas City skyline SparkLabKC, a business accelerator program, has selected 11 regional startups for its initial assistance. The program helps the companies in an intensive 90-day program, the Kansas City Star reports. Companies in the inaugural 2013 class, include: The Briefcase; FolioMatch; Knoda; Prodigy Arcade; NeighborsGrow (Rockhill Strategic); Innovative Health Media; VolunteerMark; ...

  • Death Toll Climbing In Oklahoma Tornado Tragedy

    Reuters/Landov As Tuesday dawned, the official death toll from the monster tornado that roared through Moore, Okla., on Monday stood at 51. But Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma state medical examiner's office, was warning that officials believe at least another 40 people had been killed. Some of those are thought to be children in one of the schools that destroyed by the ...

  • In Moore crews digging through night

    MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. Officials say at ...

  • Kansas agencies and volunteers preparing to help Oklahomans

    WICHITA, Kan. - Kansas agencies and volunteers were preparing for what they anticipate will be a request for help from Oklahoma after a tornado swept through Moore, Okla., on Monday afternoon. As of 5 p.m. local time Monday, one volunteer with the Midway-Kansas Chapter of the American Red Cross was scheduled to leave Tuesday. The reason more aren't being immediately sent is because ...

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